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This happened today.
Background, today was my first day back to work after a weeks holiday in the Republic of Ireland (I live in Northern Ireland)
SC: SC
Me:
DSM: Deputy Manager (only started a month ago)
SM: Awesome Manager
So, back to work today after a week off, I was dreading it but it wasnt actually going too badly. Until I was doing price reductions on the fresh meat and poultry, and spotted this old woman.
The old woman is always a total bitch, and complains about EVERYTHING. She picks up packets of chicken fillets, sees that it says 454g on the label, and then brings them to the fruit+veg scales to weigh them. If its a gram under she complains, yet if its 5g over she doesnt...
She does the same with butter, bread etc.
Her daughter was with her today.
SC comes up to me at the meat section..
SC: Hey you!
Me: Yes?
SC: Where are the burgers that are on offer this week?
Me: Sorry, dont know whats on offer this week. I havent been here all last week, but I can go check for you.
SC: It says 4 pack, quarter pounders!
Me: oh, must be these ones, these are the only quarter pounders we sell "points to burgers"
SC: It says theyre buy one get one free!
Me: Where does it say that?
SC: On the sign outside. Dont you read those?!
Me: Usually I learn whats on offer when im doing orders. (the stuff on offer is listed on the order sheets), but as I was off all week, i havent done any orders. I'll go check whats on offer for you.
SC: You werent off all week, you served me on Friday.
Me: I couldnt have, I wasnt in the country on Friday.
SC: You did. It was definitely you.
Me: I was in Sligo (in Ireland) on Friday...
SC: Looked like you, well are these buy 1 get 1 free or not?!
Me: Ill check for you now. *calls DSM over and asks*
DSM: Those burgers are on offer this saturday only, thats what the poster outside says.
SC: What? NO IT DOESNT!
DSM: It does.
SC: "sends daughter to check poster"
Daughter: It says saturday only
SC: NO IT DOESNT CHECK AGAIN
Daughter: Stop making a scene, just come back on saturday.
SC: IM NOT MAKING A SCENE. YOU CANT READ, HE CANT READ (pointing at DSM) and HE THINKS HE WASNT HERE ON FRIDAY (pointing at me)
Daughter: Fine... "walks off"
SM hears the shouting.
SM: Is there a problem here.
SC launches into a rant at SM, repeating what she has said already.
SM: Burgers are on promotion on Saturday, I assure you DSM can read, and Zenova has been on holiday for the past week. Is there anything else I can help you with?
SC:*No.*Im never shopping here again. I'll take my business elsewhere.
I chuckled when I saw her check out with a trolley full of stuff, and when her daughter came and apologised to the 3 of us for her being such a tool.
All that for a £1.99 pack of burgers.
Background, today was my first day back to work after a weeks holiday in the Republic of Ireland (I live in Northern Ireland)
SC: SC
Me:
DSM: Deputy Manager (only started a month ago)
SM: Awesome Manager
So, back to work today after a week off, I was dreading it but it wasnt actually going too badly. Until I was doing price reductions on the fresh meat and poultry, and spotted this old woman.
The old woman is always a total bitch, and complains about EVERYTHING. She picks up packets of chicken fillets, sees that it says 454g on the label, and then brings them to the fruit+veg scales to weigh them. If its a gram under she complains, yet if its 5g over she doesnt...
She does the same with butter, bread etc.
Her daughter was with her today.
SC comes up to me at the meat section..
SC: Hey you!
Me: Yes?
SC: Where are the burgers that are on offer this week?
Me: Sorry, dont know whats on offer this week. I havent been here all last week, but I can go check for you.
SC: It says 4 pack, quarter pounders!
Me: oh, must be these ones, these are the only quarter pounders we sell "points to burgers"
SC: It says theyre buy one get one free!
Me: Where does it say that?
SC: On the sign outside. Dont you read those?!
Me: Usually I learn whats on offer when im doing orders. (the stuff on offer is listed on the order sheets), but as I was off all week, i havent done any orders. I'll go check whats on offer for you.
SC: You werent off all week, you served me on Friday.
Me: I couldnt have, I wasnt in the country on Friday.
SC: You did. It was definitely you.
Me: I was in Sligo (in Ireland) on Friday...
SC: Looked like you, well are these buy 1 get 1 free or not?!
Me: Ill check for you now. *calls DSM over and asks*
DSM: Those burgers are on offer this saturday only, thats what the poster outside says.
SC: What? NO IT DOESNT!
DSM: It does.
SC: "sends daughter to check poster"
Daughter: It says saturday only
SC: NO IT DOESNT CHECK AGAIN
Daughter: Stop making a scene, just come back on saturday.
SC: IM NOT MAKING A SCENE. YOU CANT READ, HE CANT READ (pointing at DSM) and HE THINKS HE WASNT HERE ON FRIDAY (pointing at me)
Daughter: Fine... "walks off"
SM hears the shouting.
SM: Is there a problem here.
SC launches into a rant at SM, repeating what she has said already.
SM: Burgers are on promotion on Saturday, I assure you DSM can read, and Zenova has been on holiday for the past week. Is there anything else I can help you with?
SC:*No.*Im never shopping here again. I'll take my business elsewhere.
I chuckled when I saw her check out with a trolley full of stuff, and when her daughter came and apologised to the 3 of us for her being such a tool.
All that for a £1.99 pack of burgers.
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